Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1116 - 1 Equipment and Subway

Chapter 1116: Chapter 1 Equipment and Subway

"What happened to me?" Xu Biyun frowned, looking at the strangers in the room. "Where are Bai Guo and Lu Fan?"

"You died, and it was Tang Zheng who revived you!" Teng Yuangxiang browsed the Trojan List, wanting to buy many things but lamenting the lack of points, "This is already a different game."

"Brother Tang, thank you!" Xu Biyun remembered what happened, tears welling up as she ran toward Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng turned around, and Xu Biyun threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist tightly, her unbound A-cup breasts pressing against his chest.

"Crying at your age!" Seeing the windbreaker slipping down, exposing half the shoulder of the gaming girl, Tang Zheng quickly reached out to catch it and draped it back over her, "Alright, get dressed."

Xu Biyun’s face turned red, she let go of Tang Zheng and crossed her arms over her chest, the usually brash gaming girl bashfully blushing for once.

"Your family must be worried. You should head back early. Anything you want to say can wait a few days," Tang Zheng said as he handed the gaming girl her Space Wristwatch, the points of the revived survivors reset to zero, meaning she couldn’t buy any equipment and there was no use staying.

"You’re really lucky!" Teng Yuangxiang was consumed with envy, filled with a mix of jealousy and resentment, having gotten Tang Zheng’s approval was like having double insurance, ensuring revival even in death.

If Ruan Feifei said she didn’t envy Xu Biyun and Tang Zheng’s relationship, that would be a lie. She wanted to strike up a conversation, to say congratulations and build good relationships with everyone, but her pride made such social interaction challenging for her.

"Alright, then I’ll be going," Xu Biyun said, moved to the point of tears. She knew words weren’t enough to repay Tang Zheng for what he had done. After bidding everyone farewell, she suddenly tiptoed, gave Tang Zheng a peck on the lips, and then left.

Tang Zheng shook his head, not for a moment thinking Xu Biyun was in love with him. She was simply in awe, that’s all.

"Dead people can really come back to life?" Sekiya Ganta was filled with emotion, "It seems this game isn’t so cruel after all, at least you can have another go."

"Another go?" Pang Meiqin hissed like a stepped-on cat, dismissively snorting, "Do you think 10,000 points are stones that you can just pick up anytime? Wait until the next game ends and you’ll find out that you never have enough points to spend on protective clothing, firearms, potions, and all those other lifesaving things. Trojan, tell him, how many people actually make it out of the room alive in the end?"

"An average conqueror, after deducting necessary point expenditures, needs about 20 games to accumulate 10,000 points. And the ones who really have a chance to leave are less than one in ten thousand!" The Red Trojan Horse stated the brutal facts. The Trojan Horse Game was a place of elimination, and even Tang Zheng couldn’t guarantee he’d return alive every time, especially during a major purge, he’d be lucky to survive.

"There have been conquerors who amassed 9,000 points only to die in their last game. Here, in addition to strength, a bit of luck is also necessary." The Red Trojan Horse reminded everyone, "So, knowing how to spend your points wisely is an important skill."

"Not just that, even if someone has 10,000 points, do you think they’ll definitely revive you? Are you that close?" Teng Yuangxiang looked down on Sekiya Ganta, thinking he was an idiot, "10,000 points are too precious."

Asakura Sakura had looked at the Trojan List, seen the equipment and their exchange prices, and understood the value of points. For instance, those potions, even if you have billions, you cannot find a place to buy them.

"Tang Zheng has revived two people!" Jing Xiang suddenly felt that the group leader was very impressive, a statement that also put significant pressure on Asakura Sakura, proving his strength.

"List out the team rankings and individual rankings!" Dantai was more concerned with this.

Scores of names immediately refreshed on the screen, a long, dense list. Apart from the group leader and the team names, the team members were still represented by asterisks.

"Warhammer team, up to 281!" Jing Xiang exclaimed with joy. Tang Zheng and Dantai, however, frowned heavily. The nationalities of the top ten hadn’t changed at all, while those below were experiencing severe fluctuations, especially those after the 30th place who could see the group leader’s names—there were more than a dozen completely gone from the list.

"No change in nationality doesn’t mean the teams haven’t changed, right?" Ruan Feifei tried to show off, but it was in vain when she saw Tang Zheng shaking his head.

"The teams haven’t changed either because their number of members hasn’t changed." Tang Zheng was comparing with the list he had seen at the Blue Trojan, "The chance of a coincidence is too low."

"Looks like it’s tough for newbies joining those teams, it’s always an annihilating ending." Dantai applauded, "Not bad, our leader’s personal ranking has reached 150."

"Tang Jun is so strong and only rank 150?" Aihara Chiharu was incredulous, "This list must be wrong."

"Frog in the well, I hope you’re not expecting to never run into a top 100-ranked opponent in future team battles, otherwise, you’re doomed!" Teng Yuangxiang tried to scare Aihara.

"That rarely happens, the teams for team battles are selected within the same range, each one hundred places forming a tier." The Red Trojan Horse wouldn’t allow any disruptions to the balance.

"Then that’s good," Aihara Chiharu patted her chest, relieved.

"Don’t be relieved, if you’re rank 100 and you face rank 199, you’re sure to die!" Pang Meiqin added more pressure on them.

"Rating period is over, next is a 30-minute shopping period. Those without any needs may leave."

Tang Zheng didn’t leave but took out the equipment dropped by the demon mayor after he had killed him: a black shield and a box of evil spirit potions.

The demon shield, SS-level, takes effect as long as it’s carried, without any visible form. It can completely defend against attacks below S-level, and its defense against demonic break and spiritual break weapons is doubled.

Evil spirit purifying potion, thirty vials, S-level. Once ingested, it can heal any severe wound and purify all negative effects, such as disease, poisoning, and curses. However, due to its powerful effect, it can only be used once every six hours.

"We don’t need to divide this one, you take it, it’s more useful for you. As the team leader, you often face the other side’s ace players, which is more dangerous!" Dantai interrupted Tang Zheng, "Anyway, we’re not going to want it."

Sha Ou nodded, Teng Yuangxiang wanted Shi Tianxu’s equipment, but she played it cunningly. With so many people around, she felt Tang Zheng certainly wouldn’t give everything to her, so she planned to ask him privately.

"All of you participated in the BOSS battle, you can’t say it’s unfair." Tang Zheng shook his head. Although there was no absolute fairness within the team, distribution according to contribution was still necessary, otherwise who would put in their best effort in the future? "Here’s what, I’ll give you all the potions."

"I don’t need it, you’ve already given me demon reagent." Sha Ou was the first to refuse, Xu Liangmao and Jing Xiang didn’t contribute, so naturally, they wouldn’t take anything either.

Teng Yuangxiang did want some, but because of her minimal effort, Tang Zheng wasn’t going to give any to her.

"I don’t need it either, I have this!" Pang Meiqin took out a palm-sized model of wings and shook it.

Demon Bat Wings, an S-level rare prop, which allows the user to fly at low altitudes for ten minutes.

This was the equipment dropped by the succubus. There was another item, an SS-level concealed shield, in Dantai’s hands; he had already told Tang Zheng about it. Paired with the Demon Viper, it was certainly premium scout equipment.

Rogers’s wristwatch had been taken by Tang Zheng, which, aside from three Moon Blades, also contained an SS-level Vampire Curved Knife, Heavy Gravity Gun, and a large quantity of supplies. After all, since the Roaring Cannon and the shield were worn on someone’s body, they couldn’t be captured.

The black man and Shi Tianxu’s ranks weren’t high, and after unlocking the wristwatch, there wasn’t anything good inside, all commonplace items, S-level heavy firearms, S-level cold weapons, and three Moon Blades. Of course, there was also a considerable reserve of supplies.

Tang Zheng calculated; the combined supplies from the three people exceeded twenty thousand points, with Rogers’s supplies making up the bulk. That guy must have been used to robbing and killing. But now it all went to Tang Zheng’s advantage. At least for a considerable period, he wouldn’t need to buy basic supplies.

"Take these A-level firearms." Tang Zheng handed over the protective clothing he’d pulled off from Shi Tianxu to Bug Heart and took out three A-level firearms, handing them to Lin Fachan and the others. These items would just go to waste otherwise; better to put them to some use. "If you perform exceptionally, I will reward you with S-Class weapons."

Tang Zheng was not stingy, but he didn’t want the newbies to feel that equipment was too easy to come by, which could lead to dependency.

"Since there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving." Tang Zheng tossed the Discount Device to Dantai and then waved his hand, "Trojan, teleport!"

"Ah? Why is Tang Jun leaving? Being an outside helper, there are discounts on purchases!" Aihara Chiharu originally wanted to say a few words to Tang Zheng.

"He already bought all the rare special product props from the Americas Zone. He really has no need for them." Pang Meiqin continued to deflate their hopes.

Asakura Sakura and her group almost simultaneously flipped to the special product directory and stared dumbfounded at the grand design of the Iron Hellfire, as well as its exorbitant price.

"Talk less, otherwise next time we meet, they probably won’t even have the courage to fight and will just run away." Dantai joked, planting some psychological shadow as a precaution.

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Three seconds later, Tang Zheng appeared in a pitch-dark alley, still evening. However, with the end of spring, the weather had warmed, and more people were out at the night market.

Walking out of the alley, Tang Zheng, for once, didn’t run into that cab driver and the prostitutes. Seeing the subway station not far away, he walked over to it.

"It seems there’s no decent hotel near the supermarket of Tao Ran’s family?" Tang Zheng didn’t want to disturb An Xiuru, so he would have to stay in a hotel. For some reason, his first thought was to stay as close as possible to Tao Ran.

"Have I really fallen for her?" Tang Zheng chuckled bitterly, bought a ticket, and followed a few women through the ticket inspection.

On the platform, passengers were gathered, waiting for the last train of the night. As they had been busy all day, everyone looked weary. Obviously, some young people were out for fun, chatting and laughing with their friends.

A homeless man lay on a bench, covered with newspapers, so despite their tiredness, the other passengers didn’t sit down there.

Tang Zheng didn’t care and sat down beside him, then took out a coin and tossed it into his begging bowl on the ground. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)